True Story
Had a blowout on the highway when a patrol officer pulled up. He got out, looked at the situation, and noticed my jack wasn’t doing the job. Without hesitation, he went back to his car, grabbed his own jack, and rigged it up. Then he looked at me and said, “Watch my back I gotcha.”
I was a little surprised, but he got right down kneeled, then laid flat on his clean uniform and fixed my tire from start to finish. When he stood up, he noticed my coaching gear and asked about it. Turns out, he was an exercise physiology major too, from UNC. We chatted for about five minutes though it felt more like thirty, standing just a few feet from the highway.
I quietly told my wife to take a picture not for recognition, but to capture this moment of pure kindness. It was an anonymous act of service, done without expectation. I never caught his name, and I didn’t need to. When he said, “Watch my back,” I could feel the sincerity in his voice.
He didn’t ask for thanks or attention. I’m sure this man a son, a friend, maybe a husband and father simply did what he does every day: help others.
There’s no moral or big statement here, just a reminder this kind of goodness is happening all the time.
The message:
What you choose to expect from the world often shapes what you receive.
Sometimes, you might even get something better.
Source: Repeal Illinois HB 3653~